William betty



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W. BETTY.

ARM PI-T SHIELD.

Patented Feb. 17 1885,

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WVILLIAM BETTY, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 312,320, dated February 17, 1885.

Application tiled June 23, 1884. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BETTY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arnipit-Shields, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accoinpanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gusset. Fig.2 is a cross-section of the gusset,

The same letters refer to the same parts throughout.

The object of my invention is to provide an impervious gusset which can be worn in the arm-scye, between the person and the outer clothing, which will effectually prevent the perspiration from wetting or staining the outer garments. It may be attached or secured to/ either garment, either by pins or sewing or buttons, or, if preferred, may be Worn simply placed between inner and outer garments. Two pieces, A and A, of cloth, and two pieces of thin gutta percha, B and B, are cut tothe proper crescentform, and, being laid together and stitched or sewed through, as shown at- O, when the cloth A, being thrown back, is hem-i stitched down, as shown at C, and the part of the gutta-perclia B is turned back to A, it will u be seen that the act of sewing has made holes in the guttapercha B and B; also, the turning back of B leaves a triangular space, as shown at 0. These render the gusset liable to leak and of non-effect, wherefor I now add anarrow strip orgusset of cloth, D, and guttapercha, D, which closes the seams and defects described. This gusset maybe applied either inside, as shown, or outside, or both, in either case covering the seam. In applying this secondary gusset I soften the guttapercha, as with turpentine or benzine, and render it adhesive, whereby it is secured in place, and the gusset is made entirely impervious to moisture and to fulfill the purpose of its invention.

Having thus described the nature and uses of my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In armpit-shields, the combination of the secondary gusset D D, of cloth and guttapercha, with the seam of the gusset A A and B 13 made and secured substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 21st day of June, A. D. 1884.

WILLIAM BETTY. Witnesses:

BENJ. T. RHOADS, Jr., '1. F. TAYLOR. 

